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Participant Info

Species
Frasera speciosa
Family
Gentianaceae
CommonName
monument plant
Presence
YES
Status
native
EarliestDate
1939
LatestDate
2016
Ecosystem
montane, subalpine
Geobotanical
Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos
Counties
Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan
Passes
Stony
WildlifePreserves
Other Localities
Comments
Monument plant is locally common in the southern San Juans. There is only one collection from the east of the Watershed (1900), in the north Cristos near Peanut Lake, growing in tundra boulders. This is the only alpine location for the plant in the Watershed. It is found in all USA states west of the Great Plains.